The Pristine Sound of Pureland :Bodhiruci on Larger Amitabha

• bohiruci

  11 Dec 08, 12:55

  The Pristine Sound of Pureland :Bodhiruci on Larger Amitabha

   

  The Tang translation by Bodhiruci is one of the famous translation of the Larger Amitabha Sutra a classics of Pureland Buddhism

  it is in <<大�积���七无�寿如�会第五>>

   

  大�积��第�七 无�寿如�会第五

  大�积��第�七
  
  　　　　大�三����志奉　�译
  
  　　　　无�寿如�会第五之一

   

  如是我闻。一时佛�王�城耆阇崛山中。与大比丘众万二�人俱。皆是诸大声闻众所知识。

  Thus have I heard ..Why is that Thus have I heard ? Buddha Sakyamuni at his Parinirvana requested Ananda to put the opening phrase "thus have I heard"

  It is because at that time after Ananda attained arahantship .When he expounded the teachings of Sakyamuni Buddha , many monks observed he suddenly have the 32 Marks of Buddha ,and was confused.Thus have I heard is to reduce the confusion of the masses of the 500 disciples .Ananda have not attained Buddhahood but does endowed with the Radiant look of Sakyamuni Buddha .So the need to use "thus have I heard"

  All Worldly Religion text have the beginning title "invocation to God and so on...

  Thus have I heard ,stands on a Humanistic point of View .

   

   

• bohiruci

  11 Dec 08, 12:59

  Next Sutra is like a meeting and it spells out the assembly which are the Bodhisattva present and the Arhats presents and all the royal family, this is to increase the confidence that when Human read it ..they will be closer to their heart as the teaching is on a humanistic approach instead of something abstract like in the heavens or only one talker and one listener ..

  Buddhist sutra first few verse established the time , the confidence and the people and Protectors present and their presence is of educational value.Some of them will spread the teachings to faraway in this period after the Buddha Parinirvana. some in the near future ,and some in the distant future ....

   

   

• bohiruci

  11 Dec 08, 13:16

  皆是诸大声闻众所知 Thus quite are renowned..why is the arhat mentioned in the sutra first... becos standing on the human realm .Arahat are humans attained the fruits of enlighternment

  In all sutra , the Sangha is place in importance,wherever there is sangha , Buddhism prosper,wherever no Sangha , Buddhism did not flourish or never existed in that place

  Some like to use academic circle to study sutra ,the authenticity of Sutra have been explored in all possible ways ..but in Academic circle ,the issue remains ,not many Mahayana sutra have been found ,does this mean Mahayana teaching is not true ?

  One tends to undermine the wisdom of Buddha to a mere self-salvation Enlightened beings

   

   

• bohiruci

  11 Dec 08, 13:23

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  This is the Gatha when Dharmakara bhikkhu Met the King of the -World-at-Ease-Tathagatha

  Try to recite it for 20 times a day for 2months. you will see good luck coming your way

   

  Dharmakara is later Buddha Amitabha of Western Paradise

   

   

• bohiruci

  11 Dec 08, 13:25

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• bohiruci

  14 Dec 08, 12:12

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  This parts summarise Sakyamuni from childhood ,after learning all the skills of the Worldly knowledge feel weary and seeing the sights of old age,sickness and impermance, forsaking the Royal Life ,and go into practice..after 6 years of hardship practices ,awaken to the Truth of Universe in the River Nerajana ...